Strict culling rules ignite nationwide anger as cases of the deadly outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which cannot be passed on to humans, surge in the southwest of the country French authorities are ...

Officials in France have called for a Christmas truce as protests over government efforts to cull entire cow herds showing signs of a skin disease continue nationwide. For more than a week, farmers ...

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - France imposed stricter controls to contain the contagious lumpy skin disease in cattle, saying the culling of entire infected herds was necessary to prevent the deaths of at ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

A Christmas tree has sparked backlash after displaying a banner that reads 'Happy Holidays' rather than 'Merry Christmas'. Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana put together this year's tree ...